
The Flourishing Experiment is dedicated to helping you live a life full of vitality, creativity, and deep relationships. Kari interviews leading Positive Psychology experts, authors, and practitioners giving listeners skills and techniques to feel better and do better. You’ll also hear solo episodes where you learn about the latest research on living a good life. The Flourishing Experiment podcast picked up after The Running Lifestyle Show crossed the finish line of 250 episodes.
Popular episodes of The Flourishing Experiment Podcast include:
How to Use Philosophy to Get Your Best Work Out the Door with Charlie Gilkey
The Tool You Can Use To Feel Calm and Move Forward With Purpose with Kate Truitt, MD
Answers for Sleep with Dr. Robert S. Rosenberg, DO, FCCP
Revisiting Mindfulness with John Ratey, MD
The Flourishing Experiment’s Summer Reading Series
Creating Connection in an Age of Physical Isolation with Michelle Tillis Lederman
How Pets Help Us Live Longer with Dr. Phil Richmond
Self Care Really is Health Care with Greg Hiebert
How to Manage Your Time to Lead a More Intentional Life with John Zeratsky
How Mindfulness Leads to Better Parenting with Hunter Clarke-Fields
Full List of The Flourishing Experiment Podcast Episodes
277: How Not to Freak Out
There’s a lot of troubling news going on and it's easy to get swept up in fear. However, being a worrier instead of a warrior can make things much worse! Hear how you can tap into your six senses when times are tough and there is a lot of uncertainty. . .
276: Slaying the Dragon of Self-Doubt
Katherine Wintsch is the founder and CEO of The Mom Complex, where she works alongside Fortune 500 companies to help develop better products and services for mothers. In her book, “Slay Like A Mother: How To Destroy What’s Holding You Back So You Can Live The Life You Want,” Katherine combines more than 10 years of groundbreaking research on motherhood with. . .
275: How to Manage Your Time to Lead a More Intentional Life
Today’s podcast guest is the epitome of being a lover of learning! Carla Aspesberger hails from the Netherlands and has a Bachelor’s degree in psychology in addition to being a registered yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner and meditation teacher. With all her experience and certification, Carla truly dances between the eastern and western modalities of healing. . .
274: What’s Really Happening During the Moon Cycle & How It Can Affect Your Mood
Today’s podcast guest is the epitome of being a lover of learning! Carla Aspesberger hails from the Netherlands and has a Bachelor’s degree in psychology in addition to being a registered yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner and meditation teacher. With all her experience and certification, Carla truly dances between the eastern and western modalities of healing. . .
273: What an Osteopath Wants You to Know About Injuries, Screen Time & Movement
Brandon Eck, D.O., is a Doctor of Osteopathy who specializes in sports medicine. In this episode, he shares some wisdom to help us keep pace with our busy lives. If you’re a runner and/or Peloton rider, you’ll appreciate hearing Dr. Eck’s thoughts—he’s a member of both tribes. . . .
272: How to Stop the Disease of Busyness
Jaime Weisberg, also known as JJ, is a “human potentialist” who uses science, heart and passion to help others be their best. She’s on a mission to help others slow down and do things that bring them more happiness, joy and contentment all while being a . . .
271: Priming Your Day to Lead an Epic Life
Kristoffer Carter, also known as KC, is one of these guys you don’t forget—and in a very good way! I met KC when I attended Camp Good Life Project in 2016. KC was the camp’s emcee, meditation teacher, workshop facilitator, and . . .
270: How Mindfulness Leads to Better Parenting
Hunter Clarke Fields, “Mindful Mama Mentor,” podcaster, and yoga teacher shares how applying meditation and mindfulness can help you become a better parent. Hunter’s catalyst to find better parenting skills happened when she found herself screaming at her then two-year-old daughter. . . .
269: What’s the Latest and Greatest in Nutrition for Athletes
Serena Marie, RD is back! If you’re not familiar with Serena, she was the go-to dietician for The Running Lifestyle Show (now called The Flourishing Experiment). Serena and I ran multiple marathons together, took on some big goals, fell down a lot, had some big challenges in our lives, and much more while we podcasted together from 2014 to 2019. . . .
268: How to Create Your Annual Ta-Da List
This is the third installment of a three-part series dedicated to helping you create an intentional new year. The first episode was about reflecting on your 2019, last week’s episode was around creating a theme for the coming year, and this week is all about making a list of experiences you’re hoping to . . .
267: Select a Theme, Not Goals
How many times have you set a goal, reached it, and afterwards thought, “That’s it?” Or maybe you did feel that feeling you wanted, but it quickly disappeared? Or maybe by setting the goal, it took you on a route that didn’t reflect what you thought you wanted, but . . .
266: Your Year and Decade in Review
Party time for YOU!!! Grab a pen or pencil you like to write with, a cup of your favorite tea, a journal, a friend (or friends, or go solo!) and let’s get cracking! Use this time to honor what you’re proud of, the amazing experiences you’ve had, the little things and everything in between. It’s not all roses, so I’m going to talk about the thorns and how to . . .
265: Look at a Challenge as an Adventure
Paul Meyer was coached on-air in August and September and he is back with an update on how his first semester back in college (at 50!) went. Paul shares a ton of great nuggets on mindset, inspiration, and . . .
264: How to Make Time To Follow Your Curiosity
Did you know that you can increase your wellbeing down the road just by creating a wonderful event? And when I say “wonderful event,” I’m not talking Martha Stewart-level logistics! Listen in to learn what really matters when planning an event, how to make it happen, and the potential . . .
263: How to Make Special Events Special
Did you know that you can increase your wellbeing down the road just by creating a wonderful event? And when I say “wonderful event,” I’m not talking Martha Stewart-level logistics! Listen in to learn what really matters when planning an event, how to make it happen, and the potential . . .
262: Gratitude and Gifts
Taking time to be grateful can make a HUGE difference on your stress levels, blood pressure, sleep quality and more. This week, learn how you can show appreciation through words as well as gifts . . .
261: Leveraging Your Strengths During Challenging Times
Research shows that people’s anxiety levels and general feeling of overwhelm spike ahead of the holiday season. But fear not—there is something we can do to make the holidays brighter and make challenging times not so challenging . . .
260: How to Flourish at a Conference
So much goes into deciding to go to a conference, packing, attending, traveling, and recovery. Yes, recovery! I’ll share tips on how to decide which conference is right for you and how to make the most out of your time, money, and energy . . .
259: Overcome the Overwhelm
We’re now in the thick of the holiday season in the US. Candy is everywhere and your to-do list is probably growing longer by the day. But what if you decided to make this holiday season different? If you’ve felt overwhelmed during the holidays in the . . .
258: Finding Joy After The Finish Line
Shannon Kaiser, a bestselling author, international life coach, and speaker and retreat leader who is here to discuss her fifth book, “Joy Seeker: How To Go from Idea to Done.” I really enjoyed our interview because it didn’t feel like an interview at all—much more like a conversation between friends catching up after . . .